THE INSTITUTE REPORT VolumeXVlI January 26, 1990 NumberS An occasional publication of the Public Information Office, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450. Tel. (703) 464-7207.

CWo one ought to approach an education ora univf/r­ sity in a spirit that is settled or unquestioning or smug or certain ojanswers or results. "_A. Bartlett Giamatti

VMI Moves into Century's Last Decade Ready to Meet Challenges of 21st Century The bewildering array oftechnological changes, the ever­ increasing demands in the market-place, and the shifting, sometimes almost nebulous, lifestyles of this planet's Keeping Abreast of7echnology. VMI students are well versed in the inhabitants, are straining the resources and resourcefulness of latest technical developments, thus helping them prepare for the rapid educational institutions everywhere. changes taking place in thejieltIs ofscience. The decade ofthe 1980s tore by at breakneck speed, giving way to the '90s where predictions about developments in every One of the key requirements to the future success of the field ofendeavor, no matter how incredulous they seem, may program is "Writing Across the Curriculum" that seeks to appear commonplace by the time the year 2000 arrives. ensure that every cadet, no matter how scientific his Institute training, will have the verbal and written skills to communicate VMI is not looking back at past glories or accomplish­ clearly and understandably in whatever profession he chooses ments. Instead, the Institute has embarked on a long-range to pursue in future times. plan to help its graduates not only cope with vast changes in the way we work and live, but to feel at ease in both the scien­ Col. Davis concedes communication - effective tific and cultuml worlds of the future. communication is one ofthe keys to the plan's success in the years ahead. Centml to the goal of the plan spelled out in a lengthy document entitled "Long-Range Academic Plan" is the "We have certain advantages here. Our size enables us to objective of establishing VMI's reputation as the premier communicate with a hundred faculty members and 1300 students, ...wf!re making progress, I think, in convincing all model in the United States of "a college that emphasizes the intellectual, personal, physical, and leadership developments departments that writing effectively is a vital skill and notjust of its students." something for the English Department to handle. We also have a public speaking course all cadets are required to Bringing Out Full Potential take...certainly the opportunity to be informed is present The hallmark of the college's plan will be an educational here," Col. Davis adds. process that seeks to bring each cadet to his full potential "Develop each student to his full potential," is the during his four years at the Institute. watchword. "The key is learning The plan is a hard-nosed com­ how to learn - to leave here with pilation ofa great deal ofstudy and C

Needed - One Commandant of Cadets; Position Now Open For the first time in its VMI Grad Succeeded Parke IS0-years-plus history, VMI is Coming from the U.S. artillery, Lt. Edmund M. Blake, VMI conducting a nationwide 188S, succeeded Parke as the second U.S. Army officer search for a new Comman­ assigned to the Institute. dant of Cadets. In 1893, a third U.S. Army officer came to VMI on assign­ The search, in the main, is ment from the calvary. Lt. Samuel D. Rockenbach, VMI 1889, being conducted by adver­ came back to his alma mater in 1893 as both commandant and tising in periodicals andnews­ professor of applied mathematics. He was later to achieve papers, such as Army Times, lasting fame as the creator of World War I American tank Navy Times, AirForce Times, tactics. The Washington Post, The Richmond Times-Dispatch Down through the years, the custom of service branches lithe Cap Fits ••. VMIo/ficials furnishing a commandant became firmly entrenched, have begun a nationwide search and The News-Gazette. although VMI officials brought up, from time to time, the for a permanent Commandant In the past, the United a/Cadets. Until now, the tradi­ States Armed Forces had feasibility of having the position become permanent. There lion had been/or the Us. Armed were cases in which an officer might be assigned as VMI Forces to appoint a comman­ always furnished a comman­ Commandant and be transferred to another assignment a year dant. VMIofficials/eelaperma­ dant, with all but two since later. nent commandant will serve the 1894 being regular U.S. Army interests 0/the Institute better in officers. However, difficulties The big plus in having a member of the armed services as the years ahead. lay in the fact that these commandant lay in the fact that his branch ofservice paid his officers were rotated to other assignments every four years and salary. the post lacked needed continuity. Under the new system, VMI will pay. VMI is now searching for a qualified person who can be But the wisdom of former VMI Superintendent Brig. Gen. placed as a permanent commandant in charge of all military Scott Shipp is now about to become reality. affairs at the Institute and answerable directly to the VMI About 1907, Gen. Shipp discussed the disadvantages of superintendent. appointing army officers as commandants, whose frequent According to the qualifications listed in the ad, an appli­ service rotation prevented them from knowing the cadets cant must have substantial experience in military affairs, a personally and avoiding the potholes of past mistakes. relevant administrative background, and a strong personal and Quoting the general: "My judgment has at no time wavered professional commitment to higher education. in the conviction that the besLinterests of this institutiorr re­ Apparently, the first army officer to be assigned to VMI quire a commandant permanently attached to the school, and was Lt. John G. Parke, in 1891. The appointment caused a in all respects upon the footing ofother officers. Itis a difficult controversy within the VMI family, because the Institute was subject to deal with. As yet we have never been able to find and looking for an assistant professor of military science, but settle upon an acceptable person to fill the position." Parke's orders explicitly said he would be in charge. The Now, thr~ugh the reach ofthe printed word, VMI hopes to impasse was eventually resolved and Parke entered upon his achieve what Gen. Shipp, 82 years ago, set as one of the duties as head ofthe Department ofMilitary Science in 1892. priorities for VMI.

/ The IlIStitufe Report, January 26, 1990, Page 3 Dr. Lee D. Badgett, '61, Named to New Post of VMI Provost, Dean of the Faculty A man who personifies the "VMI Spirit" is returning to Cadets, vice president Lexington to become the Institute's provost and dean of the of his class, and the faculty effective July 1. starting center on the Dr. Lee D. Badgett, professor ofeconomics and deanofthe Southern Conference college ofbusiness and technology at HumboldtStateUniver­ championship football sity, Humboldt, Calif., has been named to thedual post- the teams, coached by John first time VMI has had such a position. McKenna, in 1959 and Dr. Badgett held many honors while a cadet at VMI, 1960. including that of a 1961 Rhodes Scholar. He is a member of As provost, Dr. Badgettwill besecond in command atthe VMI's Sports Hall of Institute as well as being the college's chief academic officer. Fame, co-captained the 1960 Keydet team, and Inmakingthe announcement, VMI Superintendent Maj. was named to the Pop Gen. John W. Knapp said: "Dr. Badgett's scholarship,leader­ Warner All-America ship, and academic experience will serve us well as we define Badgetts heading for Lexington. Scholar-Athletes Team. VMI's course into the 21st century." Dr. Lee Badgett andhis Wife Betsey It was in 1960 also that Dr. Badgett's selection ends a search to fill the dean's plan to move to Lexington in June, Dr. Badgett was select­ where Dr. Badgett becomes Brig. position left vacant last June when the Board of Visitors ed a Rhodes Scholar. selected Gen. Knapp, who had served as dean since 1984, as Gen. Badgett and takes over as pro­ After graduating VMl's twelfth superintendent. vost and dean ofthe faculty at the with high honors at Institute. Badge,tt Highly Qualified VMI, Dr. Badgett took The new VMI provost and dean has an extensive advanced degrees in political history, philosophy, and background in both education and military service. Dr. economics at Oxford, earning both B.A. and M.A. degrees. Badgett holds five degrees, including two from Oxford Hethen received the M.S. degree from Yale in 1964 and a University and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale. doctorate from the same school in 1971. In addition to his He has been associated with Humboldt State since 1985. earned degrees, Dr. Badgett holds an honorary M.S. degree in Before that, Dr. Badgett served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force, strategic intelligence. including more than a decade offacuIty service attheU.S. Air Expanded Humboldt's Services Force Academy. In his last assignment there, hewas professor In his post at Humboldt State, which is part of the and head ofthe department of economics, management, and California State University system, Dr. Badgett has overseen geography. sweeping curriculum revisions, has promoted faculty research, Dr. Badgett, at the time a colonel, ended his air force ser­ and expanded thecollege's service totheregional community: vice as assistant to the director ofnet assessment in the office a facet which he will continue to stress at the Institute. ofSecretary ofDefense. From 1981 until 1984, Dr. Badgett was Dr. and Mrs. Badgett's family includes six children and five head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence College, a professional grandchildren, scattered from Alabamato Colorado and as far and postgraduate education and research institution in west as Nevada and California. Washington, D.C. "Home" in Lexington will be the parade ground quarters The distinguished VMI graduate also served in Vietnam, assigned to the dean of the faculty. as well as in London as an intelligence officer. Dr. Badgett's brother Dr. Arthur L. Badgett - is a 1966 Dr. Badgett is a native of Illinois and, while a member of VMI graduate and his father, thelate Edward D. Badgett, was corps, was regimental commander of the Corps of a 1931 Institute graduate.

Dr. Badgett Excited at the Prospect ofReturning to VMIinDual Capacity Dr. Lee Badgett, VMI '61, is an enthusiastic supporter of ington. It's not just the deep love I hold for the Institute that the Institute's philosophy of graduating top-quality called me back, it is also the continuing opportunity to work citizen-soldiers. in an academic atmosphere where excellence of educational "The role of the Institute will be to stress not only the opportunities is not the exception, but the norm," he said. military aspects of the college, but its academic excellence as "VMI is known far and wide for the leadership qualities well," Dr. Badgett said from his office at Humboldt State possessed by its graduates, not only within the military com­ University, where he is professor ofeconomics and dean ofthe plex butin thefields ofbusiness and academia as well. Myjob, collegeofbusiness and technology. Dr. Badgett has accepted as I see it, will beto help place the proper values on academics the new VMI position of provost and dean of the faculty. as they relate to the military life-style of the Institute." "Mywife and I are excited aboutcoming to VMI and Lex­ Continued on page 5

.. Page 4, The Institute Report, Janual')' 26, 1990 General on Temporary Leave; The next morning, Stuart awoke to find Jackson eating a Due Back in February pre-dawn breakfast at a campfire outside his tent. "The legs always go Jackson's Joke flrst. .. Spotting Stuart, Jackson greeted Stuart with: "General That's a well-worn axiom Stuart, sir, I pray that the next time you decide to bunk with me, among aging professional you will first remove your spurs!" athletes. But true. Stuart later said Jackson chortled to himself at what he Apparently, it also applies considered to be his very funny joke. to statues. Atleast, to the im­ Jackson, despite what pressive eight-foot-high may have been his short­ likeness of Maj. Gen. comings as a lecturer and Thomas J. "Stonewall" as a jokester, is generally Jackson which has kept a regarded as one of the Eeeatee Does It! The eight­ silent vigil overlooking greatest military tacticians foot-high statue of General thousands ofdress parades at ofall time. He is revered as "Stonewall" Jackson, aflXtureat VMI. the patron saint of VMI. VMI for 77 years, is taking The statue's legs are medical leave for refurbishing. The statueofJackson, Workmen used a crane in early deteriorating, a fact dis­ which is now undergoing January to lift the likeness of covered last year when the refurbishing, was created Jackson from its pedestal. representation of Jackson by Sir Moses Ezekiel, a was cleaned for the Institute's world-renown sculptor Just As Though He Jfi1re There. 150th anniversary. Cracks were discovered just above the First-year cadet salutes the and 1866 VMI graduate pedestal where "Stonewall" ankles and raised the spectre of structural failure. who fought in the 1864 Jackson's statue has stood for An agreement was entered into with the Modern ArtFoun­ Battle ofNew Market with almost four score years. It has dry, Long Island, N.Y., for not only a thorough cleaning ofthe the VMI Corps. long been thecustomfor Rats at interior of the casting, but repairs to the legs through use of VMI to salute Gen. Jackson's It depicts the general in statue as they leave the barracks' special welding techniques. And before the statue reassumes full battle regalia at the Jackson Arch. While the statue its 77-year-old position overlooking the VMI parade ground, Battle of Chancellorsville undergoes repairs, Rats will it will also undergo exterior refinishing work. on the morning of May 2, honor the spot where the statue Jackson's likeness was removed from its pedestal by experts 1863, the day Stonewall stood. from the ModernArtFoundry early in January using a crane was fatally wounded. rented from a construction firm doing work at W&L. The foundry estimates work can be completed and the bronze Restoration Funds statue put back on its Lexington resting place in February. Funds for the restoration ofStonewall Jackson's statue on Homage to Continue in Absentia the parade ground were made available by G. Neal Ryland and his wife Marjorie of Boston, Mass., and Elizabeth Ryland For now, when new cadets pass the 10-foot base on which Esteve ofSao Paulo, Brazil. They are descendants ofWilliam the statue's feet were planted, they still salute, according to Bradford Ry1and, VMI 1924; Alexander Fleet Ryland, VMI tradition, as they leave the barracks through the arch named 1897, and Josiah Ryland, VMI 1859, who studied under after the general. Jackson at the Institute and during the Civil War was a first was a professor of natural and lieutenant in the Confederate's King and Queen Artillery. experimental philosophy at VMI from 1851 to 1861 and also drilled his young charges in military tactics. Gen. Jackson was painstaking in his classroom lectures, so much so, it has been reported, thatmany a cadet of thatperiod Sorry About That caught up on his shut-eye during attendance at a Jackson lecture. OOPS! We made a mistake. The editor's apologies to Maj. Deeply religious, Gen. Jackson did not possess much ofa Thomas H. Leech, assistant professor ofmodern languages, sense of humor. for ourgoofin theAugust issue's "New Faces in the Faculty." Maj. Leech was listed as a member of the West Point faculty, His onerecorded effort during the Civil War was reported 1969-72, when, in fact, he was serving in the U.S. Army as a by Gen. Jeb Stuart. legal clerk and translator with the U.S. Claims Service in It seems Stuart decided to play ajoke on Jackson during Mannheim, West Germany. Maj. Leech holds a RA. degree a night when there was a lull in the Shenandoah Valley fighting. from the University ofNorth Carolina, M.A. from Middlebury Waiting until Jackson had retired to his tent, the fun-loving College, and a Ph.D. from the University oflexas. He came to Stuart crept into Jackson's tent and stole into his bed, removing VMI in August 1989, after a year on the faculty at North only his calvary saber. Jackson did not stir. Carolina State. Sorry about the slip, major. The Institute Report, JlIlIUllry 211, 1990, Page 5 Religious Emphasis Weekend to Former English Professor Dies Feature Music, Well-Known Speakers Thomas Y. Greet, whose health had forced his retire­ This year's Religious Emphasis Weekend with a theme of mentfrom the English faculty "Seek Ye First God's Kingdom" will be held Feb. 9, 10, and 11 in 1988, died last week in a and features nationally-prominent speakers and musicians in Charlottesville hospital after six separate sessions. Sponsored by the VMI Religious Affairs a lengthy illness. He was 66. Committee, all sessions are open to faculty, staff, cadets, and the general public. After teaching at David­ son College, the University of With sessions on Friday night, most of Saturday, and on North Carolina, and West Sunday morning, the activ­ Virginia University, Mr. Greet ities include the annual joined the VMI faculty in William L. Cooper '52 1964. He was very popular Memorial Christian Lecture with cadets as well as col­ on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Mr. T. Y. Greet leagues, and it was he who Jackson Memorial Hall. The founded the cadet literary magazine, Sounding Brass, and speaker, Kyle Rote, Jr., is served as faculty adviser until heretired. He also founded the generally recognized as the English Society atVMI and was active in the VMI Symposium best American-born soccer program from its inception. player in U.S. history. Now specializing in motivational A native of Atlanta, Mr. Greet was a graduate of Duke speeches, Rote has done tele­ University and earned his M.A. at the University of North vision commentary, written Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was a 1985 recipient of a VMI two books, and performed in Distinguished Teaching Award. He also had been active in five motion pictures. In Featured Speaker. Kyle Rote, politics, theAAUP, theACW, and several civic and charitable addition to winning the Jr., is one of the featured programs. scoring title in a professional speakers at VMI's Religious soccer league, he is one of Emphasis Weekend. During only two people to win more his playing days, Rote was Dr. Badgett Continued from page 3 than one (he won in 1974, '76, generally acknowledged to be VMI Founded on Citizen-Soldier Principle and '77) of the nationally­ the outstanding soccer player televised "Superstars" in the U.S. Dr. Badgett pointed out that themodel on which VMI was com peti tions. founded is based on the principle ofCincinnatus, that ofthe citizen -soldier. The Rev. Bob Boyd, the national spokesman for Campus Crusades for Christ and a graduate of William and Mary, will "VMI stresses service to the community through its speak at Friday's opening program at 7:30 p.m. in Jackson teaching and military preparedness in times of crisis," Dr. Memorial Hall. Boyd's ministry, acclaimed by both students Badgett pointed out. and faculty, has reached colleges and universities from coast "We're going to see a strong re-affirmation of this to coast. philosophy into the 19905 and then into the 21st century, as In addition to the speeches, Saturday activities feature a more and more people prayer breakfast at 6:30 a.m. in Cocke Hall with remarks by the become aware of VMl's role Rev. Boyd; fellowship gatherings at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in in our nation's future. .. Lejeune Hall; and an informal address by Rote at 5:30 p.m. in Dr. Badgett, star center . The informal address is part of the 1990 VMI on VMl's championship Under 19 Indoor Soccer Tournament. Tickets for the prayer teams of 1959 and 1960, is a breakfast are $4.25; call 464-7390 for reservations. firm believer in intercollegiate athletics as an important part Concert of Contemporary Christian Music of academic life. A concert of contemporary Christian music will be Dr. Badgett follows the presented by Angie Lewis, noted television personality and fortunes - and misfortunes recording artist, in Lejeune Hall at 8:30 p.m. Russ - of the Washington Red­ Hollingsworth, Nashville based singer/songwriter, will present Ready/01' Action. When this skins and is anticipating a concert onSaturday at 9p.m., also in Lejeune Hall. He, too, photo was taken in 1960, Dr. several trips during the foot­ has had successful recordings and many television ue Badgett was Cadet ue ball season to RFK stadium. appearances. Both singers feature music for all ages. Badgett, starting center on He also has kept active Sunday morning's Cadet Chapel Service at 11 a.m. in offense and a linebacker on with football as a volunteer Jackson Memorial Hall will wrap up the weekend, and the ser­ defense for the Keydets' defensive coach for the Hum­ mon will be given by Rote with music by Lewis and Southern Conference football boldt State team, whose for­ Hollingsworth. champions. tunes are on the upswing. Page 6, Tbe Institute Report, January 26, 1990 Institute Potpourri The admissions office staff completed their move over the holi­ day break, and now they're located in the Pendleton-Coles Lt. Col. RobertA. Quinn, associate professor ofSpanish, has House on Letcher Avenue, just across the street from Moody been selected associate editor ofHispania, national journal of Hall. Once they're settled in, notice will be given on the date the American Association of Thachers of Spanish and Por­ of an "Open House" celebration - watch for it. tuguese. He has also been chosen to head a new journal section, "Technologically-Assisted Language Learning: Ser­ ving the Multimedia Needs of Our Profession." In this The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. capacity he supervises hardware and software reviews, Edmond L. Browning, visited VMI today, and after a tour of scholarly articles, and news notes. During the first semester, the Post he dined with cadets from the Canterbury Fellowship. Lt. Col. Quinn chaired a session at the annual meeting ofthe Bishop Browning is in Lexington in conjunction with the 150th South Central Modem Language Association and had a book anniversary of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church. review published in the fall issue oftheJournal ofEducational Techniques and Technologies. Another article, "Our Progress in Integrating Modern Methods and Computer-Controlled Dr. Mary Balazs, associate professor of English, has a poem Learning for Successful Language Study," has been accepted entitled "Our Son, Embarrassed by Our Aging" in the current for publication in the March issue of Hispania. issue of Matrix magazine, published monthly in Santa Cruz, Calif. The edition was a forum on the subject of aging.

Cadet Evan J. Brown, '91, a mechanical engineering major Preston Library assistant Linda* R. Covington, who has been from Clifton Forge; is studying at the Royal Military College a member of the VMI family since 1967, has met degree of Science in Shrivenham this semester. Completing the stu­ requirements at James Madison University with highest dent exchange, British Army Second Lieutenant P. J. Bassett, honors. She was graduated magna cum laude in May, receiving a student at RMCS, is at VMI for this semester and enrolled a bachelor of science degree in library science. in two mathematics courses, physics, and chemistry.

Colonels D. Rae Carpenter, Jr., and Richard R Minnix, both veteran professors of physics, were invited speakers at the Cadet Craig A. Preston, Jr., '91, an academically distinguished annual meeting of the American Association of Physics mechanical engineering major from Burke, Va., has been Teachers in Atlanta in January. In February both professors awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the International Gas Thrbine will present lectures at the Science Museum ofWestern Virginia Institute, a division of the American Society of Mechanical in Roanoke as well. Carpenter also will serve in February on Engineers. He received one of 85 scholarships awarded nation­ ajudging panel for a National Science Thachers Association wide to top students in the field. contest for high school students nationwide. Itt: Lt. Gen. Henry J. Hatch, commanding general ofthe Army's The U.S. Shooting Team's 1990 calendar, "Gun Makers­ Corps of Engineers, visited the post this week and met with Private Collection," includes a full-page 8 Vz x 11 color photo cadets, faculty and staff, engineering class sections, and the of an historical gun for each month. Each illustration shows VMI Board. He also addressed engineering majors andArmy the weapon plus close-up views of details. Ofthe twelve guns ROTC cadets on the topic ofengineering in the national arena, on the calendar, five are from the Henry M. Stewart Collection emphasizing the vision of the Corps ofEngineers' future. in the VMI Museum. The calendar is sold world-wide as a fund-raiser for the United States shooting team.

Mrs. Pauline Johnson, retiring after 32 years in the REMINDERS - The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be Treasurer's office, tried out accepting gifts in Lejeune Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, her gift - a VMI rocking January 30 and 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a critical chair - at a ceremony in her shortage in this part of the state, so please do your part. honorjust before Christmas. Maj. Gen. John W. Knapp made the presentation along with other gifts from her ALSO, as reported in last month's issue, the VMI Theatre fellow employees. A fiscal group will conduct auditions at 8 p.m. Thesday, Wednesday, technician, Mrs. Johnson is a and Thursday (Jan. 30, 31, and Feb. 1) for its spring produc­ Lexington native and resides tion of "South Pacific." Male and female roles are to be cast. at Fairview Place.

.. The Institute Repol1, January 26, 1990, Pale 7 Budget Crunch Affects VMI Riethmiller on Faculty Exchange In his final act as govenor Gerald L. Baliles submitted his In the continuing faculty 1990-92 budget proposals reflecting massive cuts in requests exchange with the Royal from state agencies, particularly in capital projects and salaries Military College of Science, for the second year ofthe biennium. Projections for revenues Shrivenham, Col. Steven have apparently fallen far short of their targets, so Riethmiller is spending this compounding the problem is the directive that a two percent semester there to do cut bemade immediately by all state agencies in their 1989-90 chemistry-related research expenses. with the English. He also will Theinstant problem for VMI requires severe restrictions on do some teaching in travel and equipment purchases and a freeze on employment. chemistry. Faculty salary raises of4.21 percent are included in the first RiethmiIIer began his year of the next biennium, but no increases are forecast for the teaching career as aninstruc­ second year. Qassified employees are slated to received 2.25 tor at VMI in 1963, serving percent lump-sum payments next July 1 and January 1, but Col. Steven Riethmiller for a year before entering the they, too, have not been granted increases in the following fiscal Air Force. After four years of year. active service, he returned to the chemistry faculty, then went to the University ofSouth Carolina where he earned his doc­ torate in 1973. He again returned to VMI and now holds the rank of professor. In 1982-83 Riethmiller was the first recipient of the VMI Awards Sabbatical Leave Program and spent the academic year studying and teaching at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Heis the second VMI faculty member to participate in the exchange with the Royal College, the first having been Lt. Col. Ronald B. Meade in civil engineering in 1987. Riethmiller's wife Peggy is with him for the semester and they will have the luxury of seeing daughter Meg more often than they might have. She's studying in England this semester Corps Participates In Governor's Inauguration. VMrs Corps as part of her curriculum at Randolph-Macon Women's ofCadets passes in review during the January inauguration of College. Son Alex attends Virginia Episcopal School in Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder. the first black governor Lynchburg. ever elected in the United States. Wilder rose from a segregated childhood in Richmond's Church Hill district to become a successful lawyer and state legislator. then lieutenant governor. Moffatt Joins PIO Staff and,finally. the biggest political pri7J! ofall- Governorofthe Joe Moffatt, retired public relations manager for Commonwealth of Virginia. There was some reason for Reynolds Metals Company's northwest region, has been rejoicing on the part of some Institute cadets. Incoming added'to the Institute's public information staff, Governor Wilder. as commander-In-chief ofVirginia's Armed primarily as editor of pUblications, effective with this Forces. granted amnesty to VMI cadets on penalty tours and issue of The Institute Report. confinement. The amnesty was effective Jan. 16. A Lexington native and 1950graduate ofWashington and Lee University. Moffatt served as news director for Band Participating in Roanoke's WSLS Channel 10, joining the station when it went on the air in 1952 as the first TV broadcaster in New Orleans Mardi Gras Festivities western Virginia. Before that he was 'a reporter with the TheVMI Regimental Band has received the honor ofbeing Roanoke Times. asked to participate in the 1990 Mardi Gras festivities in New Moffatt joined Reynolds Metals in 1965 as public Orleans, La. Theinvitation came from the Mardi Gras parade relations manager for the company's consumer and chairman, Musette Gonzales, after the band's performance packaging division in Richmond, moved to Los Angeles this past summer in the French Bicentennial Celebration. as the company's western public relations manager, and The band will march in the Endymion parade on Saturday, then to Oregon where he headed their northwest public Feb. 24. Endymion is the biggest and most elaborate of all relations efforts for 16 years. He spent a year as a Mardi Gras parades and the only parade to start and finish Reynold's consultant after retiring in 1987. inside the Louisiana Superdome. Faculty and staff members are reminded that items While in New Orleans, the band also is attending a for future issues of The Institute Report should be sent cadet/alumni gathering that is being organized by Lt. Col. Eric to his attention at the public information office. Hammersen, '72.

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\ Page 8, The Institule Report, January 26, 1990 Calendar of Events: February 1990 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11: Religious Emphasis Weekend 11 a.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend Sunday chapel service led THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1: by Kyle Rote, Jr., with music by Angie Lewis and Russ 7 p.m. "Sound of Music" physics demonstration, Mallory Hall. Hollingsworth, Jackson Memorial Hall. 8 p.m. VMI Theatre auditions for spring production of "South 8 p.m. Rockbridge Concert.:rheatre Series play, "Ma Rainey's Pacific," Lejeune Hall. Black Bottom," Lexington High SchooL

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12: Joint meeting, VMI Alumni Association and Keydet 7:30 p.m. Basketball, VMI vs. Western Carolina University, Club boards, Moody Hall. Cameron Hall. 4:30 p.m. Review, Parade Ground. 9 p.m. Roundball Club social follows basketball game, Moody. 9 p.m. Midwinter Hops, music by Voltage Brothers, formal, Cocke Hall. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16: Indoor track, Southern Conference championships, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3: Cormack Field House. Joint meeting, VMI Alumni Association and Keydet Tri-State swimming championships, Cocke Hall pool. Club boards, Moody Hall. 6 p.m. Faculty and Wives Clubs International Dinner, Moody. 10a.m. VMI Winter Relays, Cormack Field House. 4 p.m. Basketball, VMI vs. Marshall University, Cameron. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17: 5:30p.m. Roundball Club social follows basketball game, Moody. Indoor track, Southern Conference championships, 9 p.m. Midwinter Hops, music by Legs, informal, Cocke Hall. Cormack Field House. Tri-State swimming championships, Cocke Hall pool. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4: 3:30 p.m. Basketball, VMI vs. The Citadel, Cameron Hall. 3 p.m. KiwanisClul;ltravelogue, "Poland," LejeuneHall, single 5 p.m. Roundball Qub social follows basketball game, Moody. admission $5 adult, $3 students and senior citizens. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18: Tri-State swimming championships, Cocke Hall pool. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6: 3 p.m. Kiwanis Club travelogue, "The Galapagos," single Noon Library Research Progress Report, "Teaching Teachers admission $5 adults, $3 students and senior citizens. - Trial Balloons," by Col. D. Rae Carpenter, Jr., professor of physics, Preston Library. Bring your lunch; MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19: coffee and brownies provided. 7:30 p.m. Basketball, VMI vs. Furman University, Cameron. 7:30 p.m. Wrestling, VMI vs. University of Tennessee! Chattanooga, Cocke Hall. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23: Admissions Corps Visit Weekend 4:30 p.m. Command Retreat, Parade Ground. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9: Religious Emphasis Weekend 6 p.m. Army ROTC Dining-In with guest speaker Maj. Gen. 4:30 p.m. Command Retreat, Parade Ground. RobertE. Wagner, VMI '57, commanding general of 7 p.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend opening program, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Cameron Hall. Jackson Memorial Hall, address by Rev. Bob Boyd, national spokesman for Campus Crusades for Christ. SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 24: Admissions Corps Visit Weekend 7:30 p.m. Wrestling, VMI vs. Old Dominion, Cocke Hall. 8 a.m. Rifle, Southeastern Invitational Rifle Tournament, 8 p.m. Intercollegiate Choral Festival, Mary Baldwin, Kilbourne Hall indoor range. Washington and Lee, and VMI, Lee Chapel. 8:30 p.m. Concert of contemporary Christian music by singer Angie Lewis, Lejeune Hall. Please Note All Friday evening parades this semester are at 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10: Religious Emphasis Weekend 6:30 a.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend prayer breakfast with Rev. Bob Boyd, Cocke Hall. Tickets are $4.25; caU464-7390 for reservations. ...And VMI Doesn't Even Have a Chapter ... 8 a.m. Rifle, NRA Collegiate Sectional Meet, Kilbourne Hall Even though VMI has no undergraduate chapter ofKappa indoor range. AlphafraternitYf VMI alumni who are members ofthe order 9 a.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend fellowship gathering, led 134 colleges that do have chapters in financial contribu­ Lejeune Hall. tions to KA for 1988-89. 1 p.m. Wrestling, VMI vs. Furman University and Longwood College, Cocke Hall. A total of 129 VMI grads, who are also KAs, contributed 3 p.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend fellowship gathering, to the national organization. Emory University was in second Lejeune Hall. spot with 92 contributors. 5:30 p.m. Religious Emphasis Weekend informal address by Kyle Washington and Lee, where the Alpha chapter was Rote, Jr., nationally-recognized soccer player, at 1990 founded in 1864, had 42 contributors among its alumni. VMI under 19 Indoor Soccer Tournament, Cameron. 7:30 p.m. William L. Cooper Memorial Lecture by Kyle Rote, Jr., The Beta chapter ofKA was founded at VMI shortly after Jackson Memorial Hall. W&LfS. Despite the fact that the VMI chapter no longer exists, 9 p.m. Concert ofcontemporary Christian music by singer Russ VMI has more KA initiates among its alumni than any other Hollingsworth, Lejeune Hall. school where KA chapters are active.